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The Highfield Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Adult Care (RQF) (England) is a Level 5 NVQ Health and Social Care qualification which was previously known as the Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care and Children and Young People's Services, and Level 5 NVQ in Leadership for Health and Social Care and Children and Young People's Services.
This updated 2023 qualification, Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Adult Care (RQF) (England) is the most up to date recognised qualification for Registered Managers that is approved by CQC and Skills For Care.
This Highfield Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Adult Care (RQF) (England) with Ofqual qualification number 610/1880/6 (95 credits) replaces the old Highfield Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Adult Care (RQF) that had the Ofqual number of 603/3594/4 (80 credits) which was closed to new registrations on 31 July 2023.
This is premium Learning Support normally charged at £3408. Paying the one-time payment gets 30% discount to pay £2376
Learner receive full qualification delivery with learning resources, augmented with premium learning support including Live Tutorials via Zoom, assessments, quality assurance, PDF certificates and hard-copy certificates from Awarding Body.
Courses For Jobs Ltd also allows flexible payment of qualification fees in monthly instalments, up to 24 months.
The new Highfield Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Adult Care (RQF) (England) aims to develop learners' knowledge and skills in leading and managing adult social care provision and teams, responsibilities of leaders and managers, improvement and innovation, communication, values and behaviours, health and safety and professional behaviours of leaders and managers.
Key facts about this recognised qualification
Regulator: Ofqual
Qualification number: 610/1880/6
Learning aim reference: 61018806
Credit value: 95
Assessment method: Portfolio of evidence
Guided learning hours (GLH): 607
Total qualification time (TQT): 950 hours
Qualification structure and Rules of Combination (ROC)
To complete the Highfield Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Adult Care (RQF) (England), learners must achieve a minimum of 95 credits.
The following rules of combination must be followed, learners:
• must complete all units contained within the mandatory group totalling 80 credits
• may complete a maximum of 5 credits from optional group A
• must complete a minimum of 10 credits from optional group B
Mandatory group
Learners must achieve all units in this group
1 - The Principles of Leadership and Management in Adult Social Care - 4 Credits, 28 hours
2 - Team Leadership for Leaders of Adult Social Care Services - 3 Credits, 14 hours
3 - The Principles of Governance and Regulatory Processes for Adult Social Care - 6 Credits, 40 hours
4 - Decision Making for Leaders of Adult Social Care Services - 3 Credits, 18 hours
5 - The Principles of Business and Resource Management for Leaders of Adult Social Care - 6 Credits, 35 hours
6 - Leading Team Learning and Development in Adult Social Care - 2 Credits, 11 hours
7 - Professional Supervision of Others in Adult Social Care - 5 Credits, 38 hours
8 - Leading the Implementation of Safeguarding in Adult Social Care - 6 Credits, 43 hours
9 - The Principles of Mental Capacity, Consent and Restrictive Practices for Leaders of Adult Social Care Services - 4 Credits, 30 hours
10 - Professional Relationships and Partnership Working for Leaders of Adult Social Care Services - 4 Credits, 30 hours
11 - Managing Comments and Complaints in Adult Social Care - 2 Credits, 16 hours
12 - Leading the Vision and Future Direction of Adult Social Care Services - 2 Credits, 8 hours
13 - Leading Continuous Improvement and Innovation in Adult Social Care - 4 Credits, 20 hours
14 - Effective Communication for Leaders of Adult Social Care Services - 5 Credits, 28 hours
15 - Information Management for Leaders of Adult Social Care Services - 3 Credits, 18 hours
16 - Leading Person-Centred, Outcomes-Based Practice in Adult Social Care - 5 Credits, 40 hours
17 - Promoting Individuals’ Health and Wellbeing for Leaders of Adult Social Care Services - 3 Credits, 24 hours
18 - Leading the Promotion of Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Human Rights in Adult Social Care - 4 Credits, 28 hours
19 - Leading Health and Safety in Adult Social Care - 4 Credits, 30 hours
20 - Continuous Development for Leaders of Adult Social Care - 3 Credits, 15 hours
21 - Promoting Personal Wellbeing - 2 Credits, 8 hours
This qualification also has a wide selection of optional units for the learner to choose from.
Optional units make up 15 credits, and can be 3 to 5 optional units depending on the size of individual units.
Digital certificate - Included
Hard copy certificate - Included
To complete the 95 credits required to achieve the qualification, the Highfield Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Adult Care (RQF) (England), learners must complete 80 Credits from the Mandatory group, and will also complete 15 credits from the Optional groups A and B, according to the qualification's Rules of Combination (ROC)
The list of optional units are:
Optional group A
Learners may achieve a maximum of 5 credits from this group
22 - Essential Digital Skills for Working in Care - 4 Credits, 27 hours
23 - Understand the process and experience of dementia - 3 Credits, 22 hours
24 - Understand Physical Disability - 3 Credits, 22 hours
25 - Understand Sensory Loss - 3 Credits, 21 hours
26 - Understand the Impact of Acquired Brain Injury on Individuals - 4 Credits, 28 hours
27 - Understand Advance Care Planning - 3 Credits, 25 hours
28 - Understand how to support individuals during the last days of life - 3 Credits, 28 hours
29 - Understand safeguarding of children and young people for those working in the adult sector - 1 Credit, 10 hours
30 - Understand the factors affecting older people - 2 Credits, 17 hours
31 - Recognise indications of substance misuse and refer individuals to specialists - 4 Credits, 24 hours
32 - Identify and act upon immediate risk of danger to substance misusers - 4 Credits, 24 hours
Optional group B
Learners must achieve a minimum of 10 credits from this group
33 - Understand how to manage a team - 3 Credits, 20 hours
34 - Assess the individual in a health and social care setting - 6 Credits, 41 hours
35 - Manage domiciliary services - 6 Credits, 39 hours
36 - Support the use of assistive technology - 4 Credits, 31 hours
37 - Lead and manage group living for adults - 5 Credits, 39 hours
38 - Lead and manage end of life care services - 7 Credits, 45 hours
39 - Support individuals during the last days of life - 5 Credits, 33 hours
40 - Providing Independent Advocacy to Adults - 5 Credits, 35 hours
41 - Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy - 12 Credits, 35 hours
42 - Lead the management of transitions - 4 Credits, 29 hours
43 - Lead and manage infection prevention and control within the work setting - 6 Credits, 38 hours
44 - Recruitment and selection within health and social care settings - 3 Credits, 26 hours
45 - Manage induction in health and social care settings - 3 Credits, 21 hours
46 - Manage quality in health and social care settings - 5 Credits, 36 hours
47 - Develop procedures and practice to respond to concerns and complaints - 6 Credits, 40 hours
48 - Manage physical resources - 3 Credits, 25 hours
49 - Manage finance within own area of responsibility in a health and social care setting - 4 Credits, 31 hours
50 - Undertake a research project within services for health and social care or children and young people - 10 Credits, 80 hours
51 - Explore models of disability - 5 Credits, 32 hours
52 - Facilitate change in health and social care settings - 6 Credits, 42 hours
53 - Facilitate coaching and mentoring of practitioners in health and social care settings - 6 Credits, 43 hours
54 - Professional practice in health and social care for adults - 6 Credits, 43 hours
55 - Active support: lead interactive training - 4 Credits, 30 hours
56 - Manage an inter-professional team in health and social care settings - 7 Credits, 48 hours
57 - Develop and evaluate operational plans for own area of responsibility - 6 Credits, 25 hours
58 - Develop, maintain and use records and reports - 3 Credits, 23 hours
59 - Promote professional development - 4 Credits, 33 hours
60 - Use and develop systems that promote communication - 3 Credits, 24 hours
61 - Manage health and social care practice to ensure positive outcomes for individuals - 5 Credits, 35 hours
62 - Lead active support - 5 Credits, 35 hours
63 - Lead person centred practice - 4 Credits, 29 hours
64 - Lead practice which supports individuals to take positive risks - 4 Credits, 30 hours
65 - Lead and manage practice in dementia care - 6 Credits, 41 hours
66 - Support individuals with sensory loss with communication - 5 Credits, 37 hours
67 - Promote awareness of sensory loss - 3 Credits, 19 hours
68 - Support individuals with multiple conditions and/or disabilities - 5 Credits, 34 hours
69 - Lead a service that supports individuals through significant life events - 4 Credits, 31 hours
70 - Promote access to healthcare for individuals with learning disabilities - 6 Credits, 44 hours
71 - Promote good practice in the support of individuals with autistic spectrum conditions - 7 Credits, 53 hours
72 - Independent Mental Health Advocacy - 7 Credits, 35 hours
Training and Learning:
Learning support include:
Assessments
Knowledge and Understanding are assessed through written questions and answers, assessed by a qualified Assessor.
Assessment of Competence and practical skills, using a variety of methods including:
There are no workplace visits.
Assessments are signed off by the Assessor. No need to involve your Manager or your Employer.
How long does it take to complete
Between 12 and 24 months.
What certificates do you get?
Highfield Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Adult Care (RQF) (England), issued by Highfield Qualifications (Highfield Awarding Body for Compliance - HABC). All certificates (digital and hard copy) are included in the price
How to pay the Qualification Fees
Two separate payment options;
Payment Option One
Full fee is £2376 via this advert on Reed website. This published fee covers everything required, as indicated below in the Qualification Delivery Process and stages.
- Qualification Payment via this advert,
- Creation of the Learning Account on Learning Management System (LMS) at coursesforjobs
- Learning Resources provided to the Learner
- Qualification Induction,
- Learner actively agrees to Policies, especially agreeing not to cheat on their assignments
- Qualification Enrolment,
- Regular tutorials to further support learning
- Learning done by the learner, and ongoing Learning Support by a tutor
- Separate Assessment Account, where the RQF assessments are done
- Assessment of Knowledge-based Assessment Criteria by an Assessor, and Feedback
- Assessment of Skills-based Assessment Criteria by an Assessor, and Feedback
- Building the Learner's Portfolio of Evidence, by the Assessor
- Internal Quality Assurance of the Learner's Portfolio of Evidence
- External Quality Assurance of the Learner's Portfolio of Evidence
- Awarding Body Certification and issuing of the Hard-copy certificates confirming achievement of the full diploma according to the Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF)
All the stages above are important and cannot be bypassed.
Payment Option Two - separate process
Option two is via a separate course bundle,Level 5 Leadership and Management for Adult Care courses bundle, which is also advertised on this site. The learner completes the lessons delivered through Level 5 Leadership and Management for Adult Care courses bundle, then they set up their monthly payment plan via Courses For Jobs Ltd. There is no credit check, and no deposit, just the total divided into the required number of months, up to 24 months,
Those with management responsibility for care settings for adults in England or want to register an organisation to deliver such services, such as:
Qualification Enrolment Requirements
Location Requirements - The learner must live and work in England, UK, to study for this qualification.
Age Requirements - The learner must be at least 19 years old. There is no maximum age limit.
Job Requirements for this qualification - The learner must be working in a management job in a CQC-regulated care setting in England. Those who are not currently in a management job can start this qualification, but will be required to actively look for a management job, or at least deputy manager role, within a year of starting this qualification, to be able to generate practical evidence of management skills in a current real job in England, because simulation is not allowed for this qualification.
Previous Work Experience - The prospective learner must have experience as a senior care assistant or senior support worker in England, probably already acting as a deputy manager in a care setting in England. Those learners who enrol while working as care assistants will be supported to actively progress their career into a management role
Previous Qualifications Required - None specifically. However successful learners would already have a vocational health and social care qualification, such as Level 3 Diploma in Adult Care (RQF) (England) or an equivalent or related qualification, as required for senior care workers in England. Those who don't possess this will be provided with additional remedial learning resources to bridge the gap.
Important Reminders
It is the learner's responsibility completely read all the Information in this advert and ensure their full understanding of its contents.
By making your payment through this site, you have fully agreed to our Terms and Conditions, our Fee Structures, and our delivery style.
Learners (and anyone purchasing this bundle for someone else) are expected to completely read and understand the information provided on this page.
You must live and work in England.
You must have access to a computer/laptop/tablet with internet access, to be able to use the e-Portfolio.
You must be employed in a suitable role within the health and social care or children and young people’s sector. Those not in a management/supervisory role should move to such a job role in order to evidence their skills and competence.
Learners be able to read in English to a minimum of Level 2 in literacy, and have numeracy (or equivalent) to undertake this qualification.
Learners should demonstrate prior achievement of qualifications at a minimum of level 3 in a related care area.
Completing this qualification makes you qualified to manage a care facility or health facility for adults, and eligible for Registered Manager status with the CQC.
You can further progress to Regional/Operations Manager, to manage a group of care settings, or own a care business.
Can I enter this course without Level 3 . I’m a centre manager atm
Answer:Yes, you can, if you are already managing a centre. However, it might take you longer to get to grips with basic consents that provide underlying concepts covered at Level 3. In such a situation, it might be better for you to start with a different option, with our preliminary training titled Level 5 Leadership and Management for Adult Care courses bundle, which you can find via our profile. And then progress to study the full recognised qualification. However, the choice is yours.
This was helpful.Hi there , I’m interested in this course. I’am Centre Manager but I don’t have the Level 3 . Can I still apply for this course?
Answer:Yes, you can, if you are already managing a centre. However, it might take you longer to get to grips with basic consents that provide underlying concepts covered at Level 3. In such a situation, it might be better for you to start with a different option, with our preliminary training titled Level 5 Leadership and Management for Adult Care courses bundle, which you can find via our profile. And then progress to study the full recognised qualification. However, the choice is yours.
This was helpful.I live in England, but recently offered a Service Manager's job in North Wales, I would like to eventually become a CQC registered manager, can I?
Answer:Yes, you can.
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